Pair of Valenciennes lace lappets with scalloped lower edges and sides and a curving design of various flowers and leaf forms on a net ground; handmade French bobbin lace, off white colour. Catalogue note by Santina Levey. Pair of lappets in Valenciennes bobbin lace. Straight lace in cloth and half-stitch work, grounded with five-hole mesh. Straight, square-ended lappets decorated with a skillfully-drawn repeating pattern of curving plants with feathery leaves and exotic flower heads [repeat 13.5 cm]. Condition: good. Some skillful old repairs. Some damage to the picot edging. Cut along top edges.
